Ceratitis catoirii
Host plants
Highly polyphagous, infesting at least the following families and genera:
Family | Genus |
Anacardiaceae | Mangifera |
Annonaceae | Annona* |
Caricaceae | Carica* |
Combretaceae | Terminalia |
Lauraceae | Persea* |
Lythraceae | Punica* |
Myrtaceae | Eugenia*, Psidium, Syzygium |
Oxalidaceae | Averrhoa* |
Rhamnaceae | Ziziphus* |
Rosaceae | Eriobotrya*, Prunus* |
Rutaceae | Citrus* |
Salicaceae | Flacourtia* |
Sapotaceae | Manilkara* |
Solanaceae | Capsicum*, Solanum* |
Asterisks indicate unconfirmed records, per De Meyer et al. (2002)
Biogeographic region and distribution
Afrotropical
Mauritius, Rodriguez I.; Seychelles?.
Adult taxonomy
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) catoirii Guerin-Meneville
Ceratitis catoirii Guerin-Meneville 1843: 197.—l’ile
Maurice [Mauritius]. ST ♂️♀️ MNHNP?
Ceratitis catoirei Froggatt 1911: 864.—missp. catoirii
Guerin-Meneville.
Ceratitis catoiri Bezzi 1918: 230.—missp. catoirii Guerin-
Meneville.
References
De Meyer, M., R. S. Copeland, S. A. Lux, M. Mansell, S. Quilici, R. Wharton, I. M. White, and N. J. Zenz. 2002. Annotated check list of host plants for Afrotropical fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of the genus Ceratitis (No. 27). MRAC; Tervuren, Belgium. 91 p.